The Law Offices of Peter Angelos
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Companies want Angelos firm to clear clutter quicker from Baltimore asbestos docket
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing Baltimore’s asbestos docket will hear from plaintiff lawyers and defendants Wednesday on his order suspending status conferences that were eliminating hundreds of cases a month, as the Angelos law firm promises to dismiss at least 350 cases a month on its own. -
Angelos waves white flag on thousands of asbestos cases after firm can't convince lawmakers to help
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Having failed to convince Maryland legislators to pass a measure that would turn them into courthouse gold, the Angelos law firm, which has driven asbestos litigation in the state for decades, is dumping hundreds of lawsuits a month in an acknowledgment it never had the evidence to back them up. -
Rushed asbestos bill runs out of time in Maryland; Angelos firm called on lawmakers to get thousands of cases moving
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Legislation introduced in the figurative 11th hour died in the literal 11th hour Monday as Maryland senators decided not to approve a bill originally supported by a powerful asbestos law firm after the House changed it. -
Peter Angelos, facing the loss of thousands of asbestos lawsuits, wants lawmakers' help
On Dec. 1, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, is scheduled to hear an appeal of Duffy v. CBS, a 2015 decision that applied Maryland’s 20-year statute of repose to an asbestos lawsuit. -
Baltimore Backlog: Angelos firm not pursuing trials for asbestos clients, lawmakers told
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos attorneys from the main firm in one of the largest – but apparently not busiest – dockets in the country told Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday of their plan to push their dormant cases through the system to eliminate a backlog of nearly 30,000 lawsuits. -
Defunct boiler maker, crippled by asbestos claims, files for bankruptcy again
Company submitted documents showing Weitz & Luxenberg has filed the most claims against it. Funds from a settlement with three insurers will help create the bankruptcy trust for current asbestos claimants. -
Maryland facing backlog of 30,000 asbestos cases
Defense attorney says past practices of consolidation were fiascos, and a judge in 2014 denied the Law Offices of Peter Angelos' request to institute a third consolidation phase. -
Garlock offered Philly cases as proof asbestos lawyers were withholding evidence
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge. -
Second Circuit: Pfizer lost protection against asbestos suits
Angelos NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Because Pfizer used its logo on asbestos-containing products made by a company it acquired, lawsuits brought in Pennsylvania by the Law Offices of Peter Angelos may proceed, an appeals court has ruled. -
Philadelphia asbestos docket a mix of local and national firms
Angelos PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Local law firms seem to make up the majority of Philadelphia's asbestos docket at the Complex Litigation Center, but some regional and national firms also have a presence in the city.